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World Bank Approves $150 Million Fund to Improve Ghana’s Education System
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has recently approved a $150 million fund for the Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP). The fund is aimed at improving the quality of education for more than two million children in low performing basic education schools.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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TikTok Makes Education Push in India
The social platform, which is used by more than 200 million users in India every month, said its education program is aimed at “democratizing learning for the Indian digital community on the platform.” (TikTok had 120 million monthly active users in April this year.)
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- Education, Technology
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- South Asia
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HP and Girl Rising Debut Education Program for 10 Million Students and Teachers in US, India and Nigeria
A software suite of modules, focused on youth empowerment and life skills will be pre-loaded onto HP Education Edition PC to benefit up to 10 million students and educators.
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- Education, Technology
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Press Release: World Teachers Day Must Focus on Better Support for Teachers in Developing Countries
Timed to highlight World Teachers Day, #TeachersTransformLives is sharing teachers stories of success and growth from the frontline.
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- Press Release
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- Education
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Grab Launches Social Impact Program to Upskill Southeast Asians
With the Grab for Good program, the company looks to help around 5 million micro entrepreneurs and small businesses digitize their workflows and processes.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Global Survey Reveals Major Shift in Education Toward Do-It-Yourself Learning
81% of learners worldwide say education is poised to become more self service
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- Education
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Learning to Think Like a Social Entrepreneur: How Nordic Rebels’ ‘Cooking Slam’ Enhances Entrepreneurship Education
Entrepreneurship is characterized by uncertainty – especially when it's tackling some of society’s biggest challenges. So how can social entrepreneurs learn to navigate this unpredictability as they work to create successful ventures? Nordic Rebels prepares entrepreneurs for these challenges through a unique education program that features a cooking contest. Adithya Varadarajan and Katharina Schilli discuss this innovative approach.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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Nigeria Gets Its First Microfinance Bank for Education
“If you fund education, you are touching all sectors of the economy, Two-thirds of Nigerians send their children to private schools. The public school system is inadequate to meet the growing population so the private sector has a role to play to ensure that everybody is educated.”
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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